Former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod argued on CNN this week that Vice President Kamala Harris must do extra media interviews within the remaining weeks of her presidential marketing campaign.
Throughout an look on CNN’s “Inside Politics” Friday, Axelrod instructed anchor Kasie Hunt he agrees with the Harris marketing campaign’s latest evaluation that Harris must do media interviews “as much as possible” earlier than Nov. 5.
“I would flood the zone, and particularly in these battleground states, go on those local TV and radio stations. Make yourself a ubiquitous presence,” Axelrod stated.
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Former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod urges Vice President Kamala Harris to do as many interviews as she will be able to earlier than election day.
A lot of the criticism of Harris’ presidential marketing campaign, coming from each her political opponents and the mainstream media, is that she has been reluctant to do unscripted interviews and press conferences since she changed President Biden on the ticket.
As of Thursday, each Harris and her operating mate, Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., have executed a mixed 15 interviews, whereas former President Trump and his operating mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, have executed a mixed 55.
Within the wake of widespread criticism on this difficulty, Harris marketing campaign senior communications adviser Brian Fallon instructed Politico in a podcast interview this week that folks have to calm down about what media appearances Harris has or hasn’t executed and guaranteed the outlet she’s going to do as many as potential within the coming weeks.
“People should not read too much into what some have described as a shortage or a lack of interviews in the first, like, six weeks of the campaign,” he stated.
“We had a lot to do in the first seven weeks and now, in the remaining weeks of the campaign, being out there and being everywhere as much as possible is a strategic imperative,” Fallon added.
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris holds a dialogue hosted by the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists (NABJ), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 2024.(Picture by JIM WATSON/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Hunt invited Axelrod to weigh in on Fallon’s phrases. The commentator agreed with them, stating that Harris must do as many interviews as she will be able to with the time remaining.
“Well, absolutely. I think she should be doing more, you know? This is the most exhaustive oral exam for any job on the planet – for the most important job on the planet. And part of it is unscripted interactions, taking questions. People want to see how you react to these and it’s part of the way they judge you,” he stated.
The previous Obama adviser rated Harris’ interview performances up thus far, stating, “She’s done very, very well so far, but a little more of that I think is really important.”
Elsewhere, he reassured the marketing campaign that racking up interviews will solely assist. “You will actually gain something from doing it,” he stated.
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